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Originally Posted by Sirtel
Hello and welcome to MobileRead!
It seems we have lots in common.  Physical page-turn buttons are also a must-have for me. And as to the popularity of ereaders and ebooks, it's exactly the same in Estonia. I've had an eink reader since 2011; I'm the only one I know who has such a device and prefers ebooks to paper. Without MobileRead I would feel very lonely indeed. |
Interesting! I wonder how the situation is in other European countries (that don't have a local Amazon branch).
Here, ebooks are subject to the same regulatory laws as print books, that protect the Norwegian book market, but are very unfriendly to consumers. Almost all ebooks cost the equivalent of 20-40 US dollars. I think long and hard when considering to buy a Norwegian ebook, and sadly I mostly completely neglect reading in Norwegian and read cheaper books in English instead. And sometimes when I need a Norwegian academic book or text book there is simply no ebook version at all!
How are ebooks priced in Estonia? I suspect the outrageous prices here (for that price people want a physical object) is one of many factors that keep people from making the switch.